You are entering the exciting and challenging world of neuroscience, which encompasses a vast array of interests - neurodegenerative diseases, aging, visual system processing, glial physiology, synaptic plasticity, memory processing, glioma biology, etc. As you move through this year, you will decide what area you want to focus your research in, making yourself ready to transfer into a permanent lab for your Ph.D. thesis work. We will talk frequently as you make decisions to find a rotation lab, your permanent lab, and as you go through your Ph.D. career. We are glad you are here!

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Robert Mans: "...When you combine this type of atmosphere with research that's gaining increasing national recognition in the neuroscience community, the choice is simple. I joined UAB."

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